4+ hour, 12+ min ago  (196+ words) By adault@mihomepaper. com | on July 02, 2026 Brandon Michael Redman, age 31, of Hastings, MI, passed away on June 18, 2026. He was preceded in death by his paternal great-grandparents, Willard and Julia Redman, Dolly Redman, and Eugene and Patricia Grabau; his maternal grandparents,…...

4+ hour, 12+ min ago  (143+ words) Itu2019s not a matter of if the Mill Street Market will open, but when. The 11, 000-square-foot facility is currently under construction in Hastings and will combine local food access, entrepreneurship, culinary education, childcare and other related programming. u201c The shell is up,…...

4+ hour, 12+ min ago  (136+ words) The May 6 Womenu2019s Giving Circle meeting took place at the YMCA Camp Algonquin. Members meet quarterly to learn about Barry County nonprofit orgau00adnizations and contribute to one, voted on by members present. Members at the May meeting voted to give their combined…...

4+ hour, 12+ min ago  (141+ words) A steal of home clinched the softball championship for the Maple Valley girls. The Maple Valley girls took an 8-7 walk-off win over Saranac in the bottom of the seventh inning of the championship game of the Tri County Youth Baseball…...

4+ hour, 12+ min ago  (133+ words) As America celebrates its 250th anu00adniversary, itu2019s a great time to reexamine the vision that led to this new nation conceived in liberty. Nobody did this better than the great Michigan political thinker Russell Kirk. As the Cold War escalated in the 1950s, Kirk…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago  (135+ words) In the midst of her senior soccer season, recent Hastings High School graduate Dez Mathis took a timeout to celebrate with her family, friends, teammates and coaches in the Hastings High School gymnasium. Mathis signed her National Letter of Intent…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago  (136+ words) New Thornapple Kellogg High School graduu00adate Mia Hilton stood out even among the u201c Most Positiveu201d student-athletes in Michigan during her senior year. Hilton was honored as Positive Athlete of the Year among Michigan High School cheerleaders by the Positive Athlete Great Lakes…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago  (138+ words) The Battle Creek Field of Flight Air Show & Balloon Festival is preparing for one of its most memorable years yet as it returns July 1-5, with a patriotic celebration honoring Americau2019s 250th birthday. Fresh off another Top 10 finish in USA Todayu2019s Best Air Shows…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago  (133+ words) A fleet of 21 boats went out from Pine Lake Boat and Motoru2019s Lakeside Marina Monday evening. Three hours later they cruised back in. As the sun set, they brought more than 50 large mouth bass with them - and stories of at least…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago  (133+ words) A member of the Barry County Board of Commissioners helped break the news of possible develu00adopments at the Hastings City/Barry County Airport, including the potential expansion of one business and the creation of a career techniu00adcal education center at the site....